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man, it looks like to be fair to president obama and joe biden they really wanted this. they tried hard, and they still couldn't get it. >> it was plainly obvious how badly they wanted it. you saw a real attachment to these families by the president. you said it right a moment ago this was, in fact, a filibuster. the cowards on the democratic side and red states who don't hear 90%. mother teresa less popular than background checks. kittens are less popular. hot dogs, apple pie, baseball all less popular. they really blew it in the united states senate today. it's a shameful death. >> cenk: i don't even watch baseball any more. part of the answer is the nra. joe manchin had an a-rating from the nra. i was surprised he went this far. listen to what he said this morning. >> they're telling members that our legislation i quote criticize the private transfer of firearms by honest citizens. this bill does not even touch--it does not even touch it. >> that's just a lie. if they lose credibility they've lost everything in washington. >> cenk: but that's the part that amuses me.
man, it looks like to be fair to president obama and joe biden they really wanted this. they tried hard, and they still couldn't get it. >> it was plainly obvious how badly they wanted it. you saw a real attachment to these families by the president. you said it right a moment ago this was, in fact, a filibuster. the cowards on the democratic side and red states who don't hear 90%. mother teresa less popular than background checks. kittens are less popular. hot dogs, apple pie, baseball...
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this is president obama late yesterday afternoon in the rose garden. first referring -- surrounded by some of the members of the -- family members from newtown connecticut and gabby giffords at his side. joe biden on the other side. >> home state, joe biden. >> bill: referring to the fact that some senators, including rand paul, criticized the newtown families for daring come to washington to let their points of view be heard. >> obama: do we really think thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by gun violence don't have a right to weigh in on this issue? do we think their emotions, their loss is not relevant to this debate? so all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for washington. >> bill: you could hear the anger in his voice. senator, you had dinner with the president last night. with a couple of other -- few other democratic senators at the jefferson hotel. what was his mood like? >> at the outset, it was a very somber dinner. he gave us an update on the investigations in boston. he gave us an update there had been an arrest in th
this is president obama late yesterday afternoon in the rose garden. first referring -- surrounded by some of the members of the -- family members from newtown connecticut and gabby giffords at his side. joe biden on the other side. >> home state, joe biden. >> bill: referring to the fact that some senators, including rand paul, criticized the newtown families for daring come to washington to let their points of view be heard. >> obama: do we really think thousands of families...
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called it an act of terrorism. >> obama: this was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorist. any time bombs are used to bomb civilians it is an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however is who carried out this attack or why. >> michael: the president will visit boston on thursday and today investigators combed through the remains crawling on sidewalks, scraping up fragments, and looking for any signs of who did this and why they did it. those tiny remnants helped the fbi solve other bombings like the 1993 attack on the world trade center. just a small fragment of the van that carried the explosives was found in the rubble, and that helped investigators identify the bomber. boston authorities say the bombs were made from pressure cookers and they believe a nylon backpack was holding the device. patients came in with wounds from small pellets and sharp nail-like objects. they're saving all of those pieces as evidence. they hope to get more information through crowd sourcing. investigator
called it an act of terrorism. >> obama: this was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorist. any time bombs are used to bomb civilians it is an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however is who carried out this attack or why. >> michael: the president will visit boston on thursday and today investigators combed through the remains crawling on sidewalks, scraping up fragments, and looking for any signs of who...
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holding an interfaith service attend by president obama this morning. now, the mood there started out as somber but the service became a rally for all of america to combat the bombings with strength and fidelity. ♪ i went up to the mountain ♪ >> good morning. it is a good morning. because we are together. we are one boston. >> the dilemma of evil is that even as it carries -- >> and nothing taken will be forgotten or lost in vain. >> bombs of terrorism may kill and injure but they cannot crush the american spirit. >> darkness cannot drive out darkness. as dr. king said. only light can do that. the -- this tragedy exposed is the best of who we are. >> obama: i'm here today on behalf of the american people with a simple message. every one of us has been touched by this attack on your beloved city. every one of us stands with you. intimidate us, terrorize us, to shake us from those values that -- the values that make us who we are as americans. it should be pretty clear by now that they picked the wrong city to do it. like bill, 78 years old the runner
holding an interfaith service attend by president obama this morning. now, the mood there started out as somber but the service became a rally for all of america to combat the bombings with strength and fidelity. ♪ i went up to the mountain ♪ >> good morning. it is a good morning. because we are together. we are one boston. >> the dilemma of evil is that even as it carries -- >> and nothing taken will be forgotten or lost in vain. >> bombs of terrorism may kill and...
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but i have to say i have never understood why president obama didn't use it. there is a policy difference between this administration and the bush administration. why the word terrorism being removed from the vocabulary. the war on terror. whatever the word terror means, we don't care about the word, we know it when we see it. which is mindless murder of innocent people. >> stephanie: right. >> why we're worried about that word, i have no idea. >> stephanie: but the white house said it the same day they said clearly this is an act of terror -- >> right. and clearly the political right jumps to i think much too quick on why didn't he use that word is because there is some basis that early on there was a reluctance in the white house to talk about the war on terror. can you explain to me why there was that reluctance somebody said that's what gorge bush said? i have no idea but you are right, let's focus on this horrible murder that has occurred. i define terrorism of mindless murder. >> to the right-wing terrorism is synonymous with islam. >> stephanie: right.
but i have to say i have never understood why president obama didn't use it. there is a policy difference between this administration and the bush administration. why the word terrorism being removed from the vocabulary. the war on terror. whatever the word terror means, we don't care about the word, we know it when we see it. which is mindless murder of innocent people. >> stephanie: right. >> why we're worried about that word, i have no idea. >> stephanie: but the white...
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it is the muslims, it is the gays, it is obama. it is our society. >> stephanie: it is clearly the gays. we can just stop the investigation. you have a bad phone but i love you. thank you for calling. >> call back when you have a land line or you're out of the parking garage. it was making a good point about this. here's the thing is you know, there are certain groups -- i do a little thing on my show on saturdays now people, you can ignore. we pick a list including the west boro baptist church and louie gohmert the republican from texas. these are people you can erase. they're unimportant to the political discourse. they're mean-spirit and they are opportunistic, simply to make other people feel bad. so ignore them! >> stephanie: here's one. >> his name is louie gohmert. >> stephanie: he's a gohmert. >> hal: tell me most nra members wouldn't pantss a man named wayne lapierrre. the idea that ted nugent defers to a guy like wayne lapierrre with that hairdo is amazing because he's like a villain from a warner bros. cartoon. >> peppy
it is the muslims, it is the gays, it is obama. it is our society. >> stephanie: it is clearly the gays. we can just stop the investigation. you have a bad phone but i love you. thank you for calling. >> call back when you have a land line or you're out of the parking garage. it was making a good point about this. here's the thing is you know, there are certain groups -- i do a little thing on my show on saturdays now people, you can ignore. we pick a list including the west boro...
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here is the president. >> obama: i've updated leaders of congress in both parties. we reaffirmed on days like this, there are no republicans or democrats, we are united, kennedy for our fellow citizens. >> bill: and determined that we're going to find out who did it and bring them to justice. >> well, that's right. yesterday evening on the floor of the house of representatives mike capuano congressman capuano on behalf of the massachusetts delegation, made a few remarks. then the congress had a moment of silence in memory of the victims and urging everybody to continue to pull together and work together. >> bill: you know, congressman, you know, we know so little and we have no idea who is responsible. it could be, you know, people from another country who are -- infiltrated us once again on our soil or it could be domestic. it does prove that whether here or there, there are people who don't like us, don't like what we stand for and are determined to try to bring us down. >> well, that's right. what we've now seen is that although these acts are senseless, senseles
here is the president. >> obama: i've updated leaders of congress in both parties. we reaffirmed on days like this, there are no republicans or democrats, we are united, kennedy for our fellow citizens. >> bill: and determined that we're going to find out who did it and bring them to justice. >> well, that's right. yesterday evening on the floor of the house of representatives mike capuano congressman capuano on behalf of the massachusetts delegation, made a few remarks. then...
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obama: this was a heinous and cowardly act. and given what we now know about what took place the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. what we don't yet know, however is who carried out this attack or why whether it was planned
obama: this was a heinous and cowardly act. and given what we now know about what took place the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. what we don't yet know, however is who carried out this attack or why whether it was planned
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take a live of what president obama said in his rose garden address. >> obama: by now it's well-known that 90% of the american people support the universal background check to make it harder for a dangerous person to buy a gun. we're talking about convicted felons people convicted with domestic violence, people with a mental illness. 90% of people support that idea. >> michael: has he read the lanny davis book? is that the right message. >> i don't know if he has read my book but i would love to believe that. i think he's a great merger and one of the great communicators. i worked for bill clinton and he's pretty good. and barack obama when he's good he's very good. i think he needs to focus and roll up his sleeves and go up and talk to max baucus and mark pryor and heitkamp. but the democrats have been on the wrong side in preventing the right to vote. a bipartisan group of senators is trying to change that filibuster rule, and now with guns overwhelmingly in favor of background checks we ought to be putting the pressure on changing the rules of the senate that allow 54 senators who
take a live of what president obama said in his rose garden address. >> obama: by now it's well-known that 90% of the american people support the universal background check to make it harder for a dangerous person to buy a gun. we're talking about convicted felons people convicted with domestic violence, people with a mental illness. 90% of people support that idea. >> michael: has he read the lanny davis book? is that the right message. >> i don't know if he has read my book...
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president obama doesn't. it is almost like he can't even drive people to get what he needs. >> yes and no. earmarks in new york state are called member items. when they're done above board with full trance -- transparency, we need money for this road improvement or national park. as long as there's complete transparency there's nothing insidious about those. maybe we went too far in eliminating them. i don't know what the rules down in d.c. are anymore. here's what i would say. the president and i take this from "the new york times" article, didn't even go so far as to say to the alaska senator you voted against me. i'm not having a cabinet member go to your state for the next nine months. every time you want a constituent to come to the white house, they have to wait outside. there are a range of things, petty, mean-spirited nasty. somewhere in there there is a medium that is an appropriate response for a president to say look personally i'm disappointed in heidi heitkamp. we were ags at the same time. mark
president obama doesn't. it is almost like he can't even drive people to get what he needs. >> yes and no. earmarks in new york state are called member items. when they're done above board with full trance -- transparency, we need money for this road improvement or national park. as long as there's complete transparency there's nothing insidious about those. maybe we went too far in eliminating them. i don't know what the rules down in d.c. are anymore. here's what i would say. the...
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now obama has democrats saying well rights are slightly optional. not the majority, 48-43 say i would rather have my constitutional rights. i'm encouraged by that. but now the republicans flip. is that ironic in that the republicans are leading the way yeah yeah, constitution, it's not just the second amendment? >> they're always citing constitution for all sorts of things to criticize president obama. on this what you said originally was right. it's because the person in charge of the government is this president. and they don't like this president and there is a general distrust any way among the republicans, and that is it one of the underlying ideologies for the conservatives. to me it's not that surprising. but let me tell you the libertarian piece to this is the most intriguing to me. the last time i was on the show i was talking about going out on the campaign trail with ron paul. these are the issues, these civil liberty issues, the sense of being spied upon or the government going after it's own citizens in the name of terror. those are the
now obama has democrats saying well rights are slightly optional. not the majority, 48-43 say i would rather have my constitutional rights. i'm encouraged by that. but now the republicans flip. is that ironic in that the republicans are leading the way yeah yeah, constitution, it's not just the second amendment? >> they're always citing constitution for all sorts of things to criticize president obama. on this what you said originally was right. it's because the person in charge of the...
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obama's background check bill. obama's gun control bill. obama's bill to limit your ammunitions. to let a guy like joe manchin go forward and negotiate this was a very brilliant strategy because he's a red state democrat who carries an "a" from the nra and has a lot of respect in that community. i think it was a smart play from the white house. you don't want president obama out front on this. you want him to keep the pressure from the bully pulpit in a sense of having the rallies in hartford. in the terms of the actual legislation, less is more in terms of what the white house thinks. >> the other thing, jonathan, we were hearing earlier this week was that the strategy was going to be -- you know, i have this vision in my head of a christmas tree where you hang as much on it as you can so you essentially end up killing the bill. we'd heard that was both on the house side and the senate side, that that was going to be part of the strategy. regardless of what happens today, it's still very much in question what the final outcome could be. >> right, yeah. it is very much in questio
obama's background check bill. obama's gun control bill. obama's bill to limit your ammunitions. to let a guy like joe manchin go forward and negotiate this was a very brilliant strategy because he's a red state democrat who carries an "a" from the nra and has a lot of respect in that community. i think it was a smart play from the white house. you don't want president obama out front on this. you want him to keep the pressure from the bully pulpit in a sense of having the rallies in...
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we've got a controversial title for you now is obama weak? oh damn, it might not even be controversial at this point. let me bring back the panel. check out his show immediately. no after the show, no tonight. leslie saver from the nation and noah. president obama, of course, lost the battle on background checks on gun control and wondering if he didn't pressure conservatives enough. new york times writes: cenk: i find it hard to argue with that. let's continue. they also say. cenk: leslie, i find all those to be excellent questions. >> they are it's a continual frustration that we have with obama. he talks a good game, he's inspiring on many different issues. i remember when he put up the proposal for jobs and infrastructure spending in 2011 and he went out and campaigned for it and then dropped it. it wasn't going to happen and he didn't twist arms, and he didn't push for it. this happens over and over again. i'm not privy, a lot of us are not to what really does go on behind closed doors but if a lot of this reporting is correct, then, you
we've got a controversial title for you now is obama weak? oh damn, it might not even be controversial at this point. let me bring back the panel. check out his show immediately. no after the show, no tonight. leslie saver from the nation and noah. president obama, of course, lost the battle on background checks on gun control and wondering if he didn't pressure conservatives enough. new york times writes: cenk: i find it hard to argue with that. let's continue. they also say. cenk: leslie, i...
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the border not secured and obama cannot be trusted period. how about jim demint who helped marco rubio win his seat. he said, quote, after decades of empty promises congress similar similarly lacks credibility to keep its promises. after strategies and plans for enforcement years later he's not buying it, and he's basically saying, vote against this. so let's bring in our conservative expert noah rothman. how is this going on the conservative side? are they going to get another votes to pass it or is it going to be blocked? >> i have no idea what the congress is going to do just yet. we only begun the selling process. i would imagine the gang of eight wants this passed so badly. the republicans want a political victory and democrats want an immigration reform i think it will be passed in congress but i think it will be troubling to pass it by the conservatives to say the least. they have been doing great work by identifying problems that are in this proposal, and a lot of it has to do with the enforcement provisions only being implemented. as
the border not secured and obama cannot be trusted period. how about jim demint who helped marco rubio win his seat. he said, quote, after decades of empty promises congress similar similarly lacks credibility to keep its promises. after strategies and plans for enforcement years later he's not buying it, and he's basically saying, vote against this. so let's bring in our conservative expert noah rothman. how is this going on the conservative side? are they going to get another votes to pass it...
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president obama is wrong seriously wrong. president obama doesn't want to say the truth and the reason is politics. >> cenk: yeah, it's ironic that you would bring up politics. now look if some parts of bill o'reilly are right, of course. there are groups of extremists in the country who do terrorism all the time. they're christian right fund edgists egging on people like bill o'reilly. do you remember how many times he called a doctor, baby killer and then somebody shot him calling him a baby killer. that's the kind of extremism he eggs on all the time. now of course when it's somebody that's muslim, he says, i know it, it's all the muslims fault. chris moody has been on before with us, and all of these good folks are. linda, a prosecutor and private trial attorney and you know she represented spector and helen mirren played her on television, and then michael shure here on current television. let me ask you, is there value in fanagling this as islamic extremism. >> i also represented the kids in new jersey. whenever you sta
president obama is wrong seriously wrong. president obama doesn't want to say the truth and the reason is politics. >> cenk: yeah, it's ironic that you would bring up politics. now look if some parts of bill o'reilly are right, of course. there are groups of extremists in the country who do terrorism all the time. they're christian right fund edgists egging on people like bill o'reilly. do you remember how many times he called a doctor, baby killer and then somebody shot him calling him a...
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they should be worried about states that obama lost. that's the south dakotas and montanas on that list. >> michael: and we were just talking with mike dennison, does schweitzer cause a glimmer of hope. >> he's more than a glimmer of hope. he got elected twice in strong campaigns. he is a montana democrat, not a national democrat. there has been strong growth of democrats who are of the state not of the democratic national party or committee. brian schweitzer is one of those democrats and i would put him as a frontrunner. >> michael: do you have a sense of how he would vote on something like background checks. it's totally hypothetical. >> i know he's a farmer and ranker which everyone in montana seems to be. >> michael: john tester is as well. >> like i said the rocky mountain democrats are representing their state. they are of their states. they are not the national democrats that are trying to get elected in that state. i would be surprise if brian schweitzer voted for gun control. i would be surprised if he voted for done control. >
they should be worried about states that obama lost. that's the south dakotas and montanas on that list. >> michael: and we were just talking with mike dennison, does schweitzer cause a glimmer of hope. >> he's more than a glimmer of hope. he got elected twice in strong campaigns. he is a montana democrat, not a national democrat. there has been strong growth of democrats who are of the state not of the democratic national party or committee. brian schweitzer is one of those...
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president obama said now is the time to give scientists of all ages a shout out. >> obama: as a culture, we're great consumers of technology but we're not always properly respecting the people who are in the labs and, you know behind the scenes creating the stuff that we now take for granted. >> michael: the guy didn't even break a sweat. the white house is backing up that talk with the launch of a new ameri-corps program to promote science education. and earth day is the last day the state department will receive public comments on the proposed keystone xl pipeline. there's been a trove of misinformation about what the pipeline actually delivers, so get out a piece of paper and jot down these handy facts from "think progress" as you prepare your comments . . . make your voice heard by sending an email to the state department at keystone comments@state.gov. we also put a link to the state department's keystone page on our website, so email now or forever hold your peace. and don't worry if we were being too serious about earth day, because our own brett ehrlich isn't. just cam down, bre
president obama said now is the time to give scientists of all ages a shout out. >> obama: as a culture, we're great consumers of technology but we're not always properly respecting the people who are in the labs and, you know behind the scenes creating the stuff that we now take for granted. >> michael: the guy didn't even break a sweat. the white house is backing up that talk with the launch of a new ameri-corps program to promote science education. and earth day is the last day...
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wherever obama is going they have to find a way to go against it. they are genetically incapable of saying this time we stand with the president. we were attacked on 9/11 and on the 15th of april as well and we stand with the president, and we got our guy, right? no, no no. they just have to somehow find if obama is on the right side of it, they have got to find some -- some way to make it again, a political football which i think we should all resent at this time and i would like to see some other republicans stand up and say what i said, hey, lindsay, just shut up. be an american for once okay? just -- just celebrate the good news here and the good work done by our law enforcement authorities without trying to interject yourself into it. jeanine in st. louis -- but again, i want to come back to this lockdown issue, because that's the one area they are getting criticized. it is a legitimate question was this necessary? >> they stopped the amtrak train. was that necessary? well, yeah, but how did they know? they had evidence to indicate he was conne
wherever obama is going they have to find a way to go against it. they are genetically incapable of saying this time we stand with the president. we were attacked on 9/11 and on the 15th of april as well and we stand with the president, and we got our guy, right? no, no no. they just have to somehow find if obama is on the right side of it, they have got to find some -- some way to make it again, a political football which i think we should all resent at this time and i would like to see some...
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i respect president obama. i love my country. i would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. his ex-wife said he was off his meds. so that happened. okay. eric in austin, you're on "the stephanie miller show." hello, eric. >> caller: good morning. go ahead. [ indiscernible ] >> the laws that are already there. >> stephanie: no, that's not true. it closes the gun show loophole. >> caller: okay. what is the gun show loophole? >> stephanie: you don't need to get a background check. anybody can buy a gun at a gun show. >> caller: no. most dealers are listened, have a -- licensed, have a federal arms, have to do a background check. it is individual sale that's not covered. that's a very small percent of actual sales that happen at gun shows. i go to them. i frequent them. >> stephanie: this is also for people that buy gups off the internet. >> caller: okay. that was covered in a law back several years ago. you have to go through background check if you're a federal firearms licensed dealer also. you cann
i respect president obama. i love my country. i would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. his ex-wife said he was off his meds. so that happened. okay. eric in austin, you're on "the stephanie miller show." hello, eric. >> caller: good morning. go ahead. [ indiscernible ] >> the laws that are already there. >> stephanie: no, that's not true. it closes the gun show loophole. >> caller: okay. what is the gun show loophole?...
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president obama did receive updates overnight. now the fbi and local authorities have received voluminous tips and the atf emphasizing once again it is happy to take more. the boston police commissioner saying it has gotten offers as far away as chicago and san francisco to help with the information. residents will see an increased police presence, but a lot of this is just to make people feel better. and any videos photos audio, any media from the crime scene or the immediate vicinity could be helpful. they are emphasizing that if you call in, somebody will take that call. they are saying you don't know what it is that you may have and it could be of the utmost importance. we'll be back with more show after the break. ♪ >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration re
president obama did receive updates overnight. now the fbi and local authorities have received voluminous tips and the atf emphasizing once again it is happy to take more. the boston police commissioner saying it has gotten offers as far away as chicago and san francisco to help with the information. residents will see an increased police presence, but a lot of this is just to make people feel better. and any videos photos audio, any media from the crime scene or the immediate vicinity could be...
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president obama will attend as will all former living presidents. mark sanford to stay afloat in his bid to win south carolina's first congressional district. he is going up against elizabeth colbert-busch. out with a new ad attacking her on her support for unions. take a look. >> labor's voice, pelosi's voice, not our voice. >> the latest poll has colbert-busch up 50-41. last week sanford's ex-wife was suing him for trespassing. they have bun debate scheduled for april 29th. we're back with more show after the break. stay with us. high. cenk uygur: i think the number one thing viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. i think the audience gets that i actually mean it. michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight st
president obama will attend as will all former living presidents. mark sanford to stay afloat in his bid to win south carolina's first congressional district. he is going up against elizabeth colbert-busch. out with a new ad attacking her on her support for unions. take a look. >> labor's voice, pelosi's voice, not our voice. >> the latest poll has colbert-busch up 50-41. last week sanford's ex-wife was suing him for trespassing. they have bun debate scheduled for april 29th. we're...
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we know that president obama will travel to boston tomorrow. he will speak with the victims, their family members, to that community and he has been updated regularly on the situation on the investigation, but again, there is no at this point, knowledge about whether or not these letters have any connection to what happened in boston, but obviously, this community on heightened alert as are major cities. >> as you were speaking, we were able to confirm from a federal law enforcement official that the letter addressed to president obama and the letter addressed to senator wicker are being described as quote very similar to each other. i want to bring in pete williams, who's also standing by for us in washington, d.c. and pete, i understand that there was an initial positive test, but there's really no way to know whether it's really ricin until additional testing is done. >> ever since the anthrax mailings, no mail has gone directly to the white house, capitol hill and many other government offices. it's all sent to off site facilities to test i
we know that president obama will travel to boston tomorrow. he will speak with the victims, their family members, to that community and he has been updated regularly on the situation on the investigation, but again, there is no at this point, knowledge about whether or not these letters have any connection to what happened in boston, but obviously, this community on heightened alert as are major cities. >> as you were speaking, we were able to confirm from a federal law enforcement...
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and barack obama gave us hope or gave some people hope that that would not be the case anymore. and he's shaken things up. and he has gotten things done. but here's a case where the nature, the ingrained nature of this system here in washington, which was basically designed to defeat change, once again came into place. washington is now a sort of conservative force in american life. conservative with a small "c." not a leading force in american life. >> the senate's been called a cooling saucer. you had your tea in the old days, drink the tea, put it in the saucer and let it cool. this time was it good to let it cool? by turning it over to biden, letting him set up a commission, waiting two months to get anything done, if they had struck when the iron was hot to keep this metaphor going, right after the tragedy, wouldn't they have at least have gotten extended background checks? >> that's certainly an argument that critics are making of how the administration and how majority leader harry reid has happened this. there's been a lot of criticism over the course of this about how d
and barack obama gave us hope or gave some people hope that that would not be the case anymore. and he's shaken things up. and he has gotten things done. but here's a case where the nature, the ingrained nature of this system here in washington, which was basically designed to defeat change, once again came into place. washington is now a sort of conservative force in american life. conservative with a small "c." not a leading force in american life. >> the senate's been called...
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for lindsey to get a headline but also to blame it on obama and point at obama say there he is. this guy is a democrat. he's too soft on terrorism, not doing enough on terrorism. clearly, he committed an act of terror. therefore, he's a foreign enemy combatant. no lindsey. you're wrong. i love the fact this decision was made so fast this decision -- the correct decision was made and basically people were saying who cares what that pipsqueak from south carolina says. we just don't pay any attention to him. none of us should pay any attention to him. it is the "full court press" on tuesday, april 23rd. your comments always welcome at 1-866-55-press. and on twitter at bpshow. >> announcer: chatting with you live at current.com/billpress this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. (vo) tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >> you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. just be grateful current tv does not come in smellivision. the sweatshirt
for lindsey to get a headline but also to blame it on obama and point at obama say there he is. this guy is a democrat. he's too soft on terrorism, not doing enough on terrorism. clearly, he committed an act of terror. therefore, he's a foreign enemy combatant. no lindsey. you're wrong. i love the fact this decision was made so fast this decision -- the correct decision was made and basically people were saying who cares what that pipsqueak from south carolina says. we just don't pay any...
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which the ap would not say barack obama. they would say president obama. it didn't read right. but anyone who would start selling on an ap twitter blurb like that maybe should be in a different business. >> bill: and it could be -- there are computers that do everything, and computers look for keywords and if they see something like bombing, they automatically go sell. and they have the capacity to do that, which is scary. >> it is scary. >> bill: people could lose a lot of money because of a mistake by a computer. >> it seems like a bad design if we can drop that far that fast. >> bill: it was like 100 points d. >> -- over something on twitter. >> yeah the whole thing happened in a minute or two. >> bill: yeah, the idea that we are so twitterized, right? this country now operates by whatever appears on twitter? >> yeah. that's now the -- the news bulletin itself, right? that is the ticker tape. i can only assume there are all kinds of ap guys that have access to that main account. we have our @wjs account has millions of followers, it may not have as many as the ap i don't kno
which the ap would not say barack obama. they would say president obama. it didn't read right. but anyone who would start selling on an ap twitter blurb like that maybe should be in a different business. >> bill: and it could be -- there are computers that do everything, and computers look for keywords and if they see something like bombing, they automatically go sell. and they have the capacity to do that, which is scary. >> it is scary. >> bill: people could lose a lot of...
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the obama administration has a knack, don't they? another failed green car company costing taxpayers millions more. millions more. how do they do it? for the thousands of wounded warriors returning from battle, wounded warrior project has developed the warriors to work program, a career counselinservice that helps wounded warriors translate their military experience to a civilian job. these extraordinary men and women bring more than just teamwork and inspiration to the workplace. they bring proven world-class job skills. and to ensure proper placement, wounded warrior project works with employers to find just the right job fit. talented, skilled, and eager to get back to work. you have the opportunity to hire a seasoned veteran. contact wounded warrior project at findwwp.org. welcome home the brave. >> lou: the obama administration has done it again. choosing another green energy loser spending millions and millions of taxpayer money in the process. fisker automotive firing 75% of the workforce after failing to secure a financial de
the obama administration has a knack, don't they? another failed green car company costing taxpayers millions more. millions more. how do they do it? for the thousands of wounded warriors returning from battle, wounded warrior project has developed the warriors to work program, a career counselinservice that helps wounded warriors translate their military experience to a civilian job. these extraordinary men and women bring more than just teamwork and inspiration to the workplace. they bring...
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so that, i think obviously is tied to the election of barack obama. of course, that's what immediately precedes this rise. i think the main driver of this growth is the election of our first black president, and more importantly, what that election represents. the changing racial demographics of the united states, the ideas as the census bureau has predicted, that whites will lose their majority by about 2043. of course at the very same time, in the fall of 2008 action we saw the collapse of the economy beginning, of course, with the subprime crisis, so that really added fuel to the fire, made people angry, afraid, concerned, feeling like the country they lived in was not the country they grew up in, and so on. i think those are the two main things. the debate that began about gun control i think clearly has raised the temperature even more. sirchlts we just spent the last half hour talking about the fabric of american society being woven even tighter in times of tragedy, but can't forget about the fact that there are certain pockets about deep dissat
so that, i think obviously is tied to the election of barack obama. of course, that's what immediately precedes this rise. i think the main driver of this growth is the election of our first black president, and more importantly, what that election represents. the changing racial demographics of the united states, the ideas as the census bureau has predicted, that whites will lose their majority by about 2043. of course at the very same time, in the fall of 2008 action we saw the collapse of...
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what is the white house telling us about this letter to president obama? i know it didn't actually arrive at the white house, but what do we know about the substance in this letter? >> jake, well, we know first of all that they are -- the fbi and the secret service are continuing to investigate and conducting further tests on this letter. they say that they had protocol set up for exactly this kind of incident and this is the exact standard incident that they, you know, protocol they set up after 9/11. the letter contained a message that was parallel to the same message that was in a letter sent to senator wicker. it said, quote, i am -- it said to see a wrong and not expose it is to become a silent partner to its continuance. i am k.c. and i approve this message which is allegedly a comment on health care and providing care in general and so it could provide something of a lead for investigators. they believe they tied it to memphis, tennessee, but nothing beyond that. they are looking for a third facility, the possibility there were traces of ricin at a
what is the white house telling us about this letter to president obama? i know it didn't actually arrive at the white house, but what do we know about the substance in this letter? >> jake, well, we know first of all that they are -- the fbi and the secret service are continuing to investigate and conducting further tests on this letter. they say that they had protocol set up for exactly this kind of incident and this is the exact standard incident that they, you know, protocol they set...
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president obama has been investing in the companys. it's clear why he went in to governnt work and was a community organizer, isn't it? this just wasn't going to be his career path. this was all, he said, an effort to create 5 million green jobs. i want you to bear with me here, because this will require a little leap of faith. leap of faith. bureau of labor statics was counting the job. 3.1 million jobs tallied. but they were counting things like bike repair shop clerk, hybrid bus drivers and those installing water-saving toilets. those were green jobs according to the federal designation. i would love to tell you how many more were created over the past year. the bureau of labor statistics stopped counting them. are you ready for this? because of the sequester. convenient, huh? we'll be right back. >>> up next, mounting evidence of imminent missile launch from north korea raising alec, for this mission i upgraded your smart phone. ♪ right. but the most important feature of all is... the capital one purchase eraser. i can redeem t d
president obama has been investing in the companys. it's clear why he went in to governnt work and was a community organizer, isn't it? this just wasn't going to be his career path. this was all, he said, an effort to create 5 million green jobs. i want you to bear with me here, because this will require a little leap of faith. leap of faith. bureau of labor statics was counting the job. 3.1 million jobs tallied. but they were counting things like bike repair shop clerk, hybrid bus drivers and...
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on the issue of the obama administration during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration treatment of detainees and the candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and reject torture without exception or equivocation pitting it he also criticized previous administrations for the executives included repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled some of the promises and conspicuously failed to fulfil others. in some cases because congress has blocked them but in other cases for the reasons of their own. as asa mentioned earlier, a high level secrecy involving their rendition and torture of detainees and september 11th to not continue to be justified on the basis of national security authorized enhanced techniques have been publicly disclosed. the former employees publication of detailed accounts of individual interrogations. ongoing classification of material document and these practices serves only to conceal evidence of wrongdoing and
on the issue of the obama administration during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration treatment of detainees and the candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and reject torture without exception or equivocation pitting it he also criticized previous administrations for the executives included repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled...
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the obama administration has a knack, don't they? another failed green car company costing taxpayers millions of dollars more. how do they do it? that's tonight's chalk talk. to fly home for the big family reunion. you must be garth's father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card because you can fly airline anytime. two words. double miles! this guy can act. wanna play dodge rock? oh, you guys! and with double miles you can actuay use, you never miss the fun. beard growing conte and go! ♪ win! what's in your wallet? given way to sleeping. tossing and turning have where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep, and lunesta eszopiclone can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. do not take lunesta if you are allergic to anything in it. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while asleep without remembering it the next day have been reported. lunesta should not be taken together with alcohol.
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the obama administration has a knack, don't they? another failed green car company csting taxpayers millions more. millions more. how do they do it? all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. this irify and lock.s time. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. what is it that makes a husqvarna? it's not all the brilliant engineering, no. it's this that makes a husqvarna! i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i tught those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing betr. and that means...fish on! symbicort is for copd
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how are we more free with obama as president? >> stephanie: the difference is we do talk about that on the left. >> it is not because he's -- >> stephanie: not everything is cut-and-dried. i agree with the public safety exemption that he was not read miranda rights. but i disagree with john mccain and lindsey graham that he should be tried as an enemy combatant. >> caller: i agree too. one other thing -- >> stephanie: all right. after you. >> oh, no, you first. >> thank you. >> stephanie: it was magic wasn't it? [ ♪ magic wand ♪ ] >> stephanie: one more thing? no. not on my show. >> another 27 things. >> stephanie: i will be the judge of that whether there will be one more thing and i have a finger and it can hit a dial tone. hello, mark in pennsylvania. >> caller: honestly, i'm fed up with the democrats the republicans, i think it comes down to what abraham lincoln said 155 years ago and that is that a house divided cannot stand by itself and that the bottom line is that there's just too much extremism between the democrats
how are we more free with obama as president? >> stephanie: the difference is we do talk about that on the left. >> it is not because he's -- >> stephanie: not everything is cut-and-dried. i agree with the public safety exemption that he was not read miranda rights. but i disagree with john mccain and lindsey graham that he should be tried as an enemy combatant. >> caller: i agree too. one other thing -- >> stephanie: all right. after you. >> oh, no, you...
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four times the obama administration for workplace safety. it's gotten progressively worse the last 30 years. >> celeste. >> if i might put that in context. we have to think about what has gone in in washington d.c. in terms of real attacks on regulatory agencies. they're vilified, they're made to be responsible for the fall of our economy. that's not what happens. there is no evidence whatsoever to demonstrate that workplace safety regulations by osha make any impact on a business's ability. i would argue that a facility like this that blows up, not only do you have the devastation of people who've been killed, you have now a lost numbers of jobs and you have a community that's completely devastated by this disaster. >> yeah. this is a perfect example of -- i don't -- i cover public life for a living. i don't think very often who's regulating huge warehouses of nitrates that are sitting there and could blow up. that's someone's job, right? someone is out there doing this. one place is the chemical safety board. they do post disaster investig
four times the obama administration for workplace safety. it's gotten progressively worse the last 30 years. >> celeste. >> if i might put that in context. we have to think about what has gone in in washington d.c. in terms of real attacks on regulatory agencies. they're vilified, they're made to be responsible for the fall of our economy. that's not what happens. there is no evidence whatsoever to demonstrate that workplace safety regulations by osha make any impact on a business's...
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we're going to hear from a very passionate president obama in a few minutes. this is "hardball," the place for politics. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. i love to golf. ♪ [ grunts ] yowza! that's why i eat belvita at breakfast. it's made with delicious ingredients and carefully baked to release steady energy that lasts... we are golfing now, buddy! [ grunts ] ...all morning long. i got it! for the win! uno mas! getting closer! belvita breakfast biscuits -- steady energy to do what i do all morning long. >>> welcome back to "hardball." gun safety advocates, people trying to keep guns out of the equally disturbed which you would think would be everyone would have been considered an unimaginable defeat. the u.s. senate has voted down. senator joe manch
we're going to hear from a very passionate president obama in a few minutes. this is "hardball," the place for politics. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. i love to golf. ♪ [...
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the obama administration has a knack, don't they? another failed green car company costing taxpayers millions more. how do they do it? thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. d with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. but maybe the problem isn'isn't your lawn. introducing the all-wheel-drive mower from husqvarna. we engineered its unique drive system and dual transmission to handle hills& thick grass& and tough terrain& without losing traction or power the all-wheel-drive mower from husqvarna. challenge the impossible. find the all- wheel-drive mower exclusively available at lowe's and independent dealers nationwide. shoot. now with the share everything plan from verizon, connect your camera, along with your smartphone and tablet
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the obama administration has a knack, don't they? another failed green car company costing taxpayers millions more. how do they do it? thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not sily saluting history... we're making it. ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just stay alive.. but feel alive. the c-class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz, through and through. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >> lou: the obama administration has done it again. choosing another green energy loser spending millions and millions of taxpayer money in the process. fisker automotive firing 75% of the workforce af
the obama administration has a knack, don't they? another failed green car company costing taxpayers millions more. how do they do it? thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not sily saluting...
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the obama administration has a knack, don't they? another failed green car company costing taxpayers millions more. millions more. how do they do it? the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone but her... no. no! no. ...likes 50% more cash. but i don't give up easy... do you want 50% more cash? yes! yes?! ♪ [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase, plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who like more cash. ♪ what's in your wallet? why? and we've hit the why phase... why? all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. rify and lock. command is lked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and
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i think president obama said it best: that our hearts are broken. congress needs to come together and take action to protect the safety of our children. we must do better. there have been too many episodes in which children's lives and others have been lost. we must figure out a way to prevent these types of tragedies. i am pleased that the state of maryland has recently taken action in the general asystemmably session that -- assembly session that concluded last week. governor o'malley recommended legislation adopted by the maryland general asystem tabla limits the capacity of magazine clips from 20 to 10, and increases restrictions on possession of firearm and ammunition by convicted criminals and those with mental health disqualifications. 9 president was correct to take executive a, t action to strengn our gun laws. the victims of gun violence deserve to have congress take up-or-down votes on these issues. to my colleagues who have reservations about this, let me cite the heller decision. the supreme court decided the district of columbia v. hel
i think president obama said it best: that our hearts are broken. congress needs to come together and take action to protect the safety of our children. we must do better. there have been too many episodes in which children's lives and others have been lost. we must figure out a way to prevent these types of tragedies. i am pleased that the state of maryland has recently taken action in the general asystemmably session that -- assembly session that concluded last week. governor o'malley...
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i'm the picture of obama and governor chris christie. [laughter] because according to the ground rules of u.s. presidential campaigns, such an embrace three days before election day was an absolute taboo. and talk to the people new jersey or new york that had their homes destroyed and their communities destroyed due to the extreme weather events. look up on the map side, the report of china in january or february. one example, just to give you a visual image is the melting of the arctic sea ice in my part of the world. the consequence -- [inaudible] so whether we call it climate change or not, that's a political concept, which i know has positive or negative connotations, but the ice melting is a reality. and the consequences of the ice melting in my part of the world is extreme weather in united and china. this is the overwhelming scientific evidence to include prove not just from the chinese but also from your university and research substitutes in the -- institute in the united. we can have all kinds of debate of climate change as suc
i'm the picture of obama and governor chris christie. [laughter] because according to the ground rules of u.s. presidential campaigns, such an embrace three days before election day was an absolute taboo. and talk to the people new jersey or new york that had their homes destroyed and their communities destroyed due to the extreme weather events. look up on the map side, the report of china in january or february. one example, just to give you a visual image is the melting of the arctic sea ice...
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reporter: but south carolina republican lindsey graham said the measures being touted by president obama and most democrats would do little to reduce gun violence. >> the president wanted three thgs done. he wanted to ban assault weapons. he wanted to limit magazine sizes. and he wanted to impose a universal background check. well all three of those concepts are going to be on the floor of the united states senate for a vote, and they're all going to lose. why? because they're not the solution to the problem we all face. >> on this vote the yeas are 54, the nays are 46. >> reporter: in the end, as vice president biden presided, the background check amendment failed to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to pass. the concealed firearm measure and the ban on assault weapons. also failed. but late in the day, senate democrats-- joined by family members of victims of gun violence-- pledged to keep up the fight. >> i want everyone to understand this is just the beginning not the end. the forces so obsessed with defeating any commonsense reforms whatsoever, they lost site of big picture. >> rep
reporter: but south carolina republican lindsey graham said the measures being touted by president obama and most democrats would do little to reduce gun violence. >> the president wanted three thgs done. he wanted to ban assault weapons. he wanted to limit magazine sizes. and he wanted to impose a universal background check. well all three of those concepts are going to be on the floor of the united states senate for a vote, and they're all going to lose. why? because they're not the...
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obama wrote about tom coburn. hillary clinton wrote about obama. it's interesting that way. >> that's nice. >> how do you do that? that's what i want to know. you call up hillary and say i want you to write a nice blurb. >> there's nothing fancy about it. we think of the list. who should be on it. we think who would be the most interesting person to write about that person? so the egyptian jon stewart is written by jon stewart. they want to do it. it's a happy thing in many cases because many of the people on the list are social entrepreneurs and people doing really good things and three women who have basically allowed newborns with aids to be cured. so they are getting a chance to write about people that are doing something that's valuable and important. >> tell us about the covers. >> so the covers. thank you, mark. there are actually seven different covers in all. if you turn. there's jay-z. this is so old fashioned. jennifer lawrence. elon musk. internationally a couple different ones. these covers will rotate. collect them all. >> they are li
obama wrote about tom coburn. hillary clinton wrote about obama. it's interesting that way. >> that's nice. >> how do you do that? that's what i want to know. you call up hillary and say i want you to write a nice blurb. >> there's nothing fancy about it. we think of the list. who should be on it. we think who would be the most interesting person to write about that person? so the egyptian jon stewart is written by jon stewart. they want to do it. it's a happy thing in many...
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on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantÁnamo and to reject torture without exception or equivocation to the also criticized previous administration for executive secrecy, including repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of course, and he promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled some of those promises, and inconspicuously failed to fulfill others. in some cases because congress has lost them but in other places -- block them. as mentioned earlier, i level of secrecy surrounding the rendition and torture of detainees cannot continue to be justified on the basis of national security. the authorized enhanced techniques have been publicly disclosed, and the cia has approved its former employees publication of detailed accounts of individuals and interrogation. ongoing classification of gerald document these practices serves only to conceal evidence of wrongdoing and to make
on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantÁnamo and to reject torture without exception or equivocation to the also criticized previous administration for executive secrecy, including repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of course, and he promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has...
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obama and his wife split up. he went to mass general where he visited with some of the survivors as well as some of the families of some of the victims and the staff. his wife we're just now learning in the last few minutes spent the last hour at brigham and women's hospital and children's hospital speaking with some of the youngest affected by this awful tragedy. this is a very personal story not just for the president but entire white house. dennis mcdonough with ties to boston. some of his tice including lisa monaco who briefed him on the latest on the investigation just moments before he took off earlier today. >> peter alexander. thank you very much. i also want to bring in two membership, michael ross whose city council office is near where the bombs went off and mr. walker. you just heard peter alexander describe the president's tone as defiant. what was the mood like at the memorial service today among the people there? >> well, it was needed. you know, my city council district includes the business distr
obama and his wife split up. he went to mass general where he visited with some of the survivors as well as some of the families of some of the victims and the staff. his wife we're just now learning in the last few minutes spent the last hour at brigham and women's hospital and children's hospital speaking with some of the youngest affected by this awful tragedy. this is a very personal story not just for the president but entire white house. dennis mcdonough with ties to boston. some of his...
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a second letter to president obama as well. this as we're getting word of a possible person of interest in the case. just a little background on this poison, ricin is a poison that is found naturally in caster beans, and any amount, an amount in fact the size of a head of a pin can kill an adult. there is no specific test for exposure and there is no antidote once exposed. there have been two cases recently the fbi discovered several vials of ricin in a motel room near the vegas strip in 2008 and in 2004 authorities discovered traces of the poison on a letter opening machine in the office of then senate majority leader bill frist. what have we learned from this fbi bulletin. >> reporter: the secret service is acknowledge thag a letter addressed to press was received at a remote white house mail screening facility, the emphasis being that it never got close to the white house complex or obviously the president himself. as for that fbi operations bill tin we've obtained, here is some of what it says. that there were two letters o
a second letter to president obama as well. this as we're getting word of a possible person of interest in the case. just a little background on this poison, ricin is a poison that is found naturally in caster beans, and any amount, an amount in fact the size of a head of a pin can kill an adult. there is no specific test for exposure and there is no antidote once exposed. there have been two cases recently the fbi discovered several vials of ricin in a motel room near the vegas strip in 2008...
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they're targeting senators, and we have learned president obama as well. we should calling there's always the possibility of fats positives in the initial screening machines. joining me -- pete, first to you, what are we learning about these letters and the possibility of ricin? >> the possibility is the word, andrea. sent from a single person in mississippi, authorities believe they know who has done this. they've questioned that -- and they're waiting to see what the results are on them. ricin is made from castor beans. we've seen this happen in the past, someone will grind up castor beans, put them in an envelope, and that will trip the indicators that are looking for ricin, sort of like the difference between opium and poppies. they come from the same thing, but they're not the same thing. so they have these preliminary tests that -- for the last decade, no mail goes directly to the white house or lots of other government buildings. they have these -- they can't know for certainly until it's cultured, then they'll examine it. there may be more than the
they're targeting senators, and we have learned president obama as well. we should calling there's always the possibility of fats positives in the initial screening machines. joining me -- pete, first to you, what are we learning about these letters and the possibility of ricin? >> the possibility is the word, andrea. sent from a single person in mississippi, authorities believe they know who has done this. they've questioned that -- and they're waiting to see what the results are on...
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>> president obama has signed the most, he expanded it. >> well, the last time mooil of that marathon was dedicated to the newtown families. that's when all the chaos occurred and it didn't transfer to washington at all. >> right now, we have john kerry. he's testifying for the first time at secretary of state. but he's actually talking about what happened in boston. a little bit. but he'll hit on a number of topics, we want to listen in. >> boston is not going to be intimidated by this, but we're going to find out who did this. and the police work being done is extraordinary, the fbi is remarkable. there's great deal of forensic evidence and we're hopeful that we can bring people to justice. turning to the business before us this morning, i do promise to remember how important the lessons are i learned in my time in congress, which means keep your remarks short so we can get to the questions. there are some things i want to share with you. one of the lessons i've learned and particularly been reenforced in my early travels, and let me just say what a privilege it is to appear -- >> a
>> president obama has signed the most, he expanded it. >> well, the last time mooil of that marathon was dedicated to the newtown families. that's when all the chaos occurred and it didn't transfer to washington at all. >> right now, we have john kerry. he's testifying for the first time at secretary of state. but he's actually talking about what happened in boston. a little bit. but he'll hit on a number of topics, we want to listen in. >> boston is not going to be...
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as president obama said the f.b.i. is investigating this as an act of terrorism and the full force of the federal government will support the response and the federal investigation. there is no current evidence that the attack was part of a broader plot. but out of caution, we don't to keep in place enhanced security measures seen and unseen with coordination of state and local partners. we urge the american people to remain vigil legend and report any signs of suspicious activity to local law enforcement. we thank the people of boston for their response. we stand in solidarity with them and with everyone who has been making sure that the response, the recovery, and the investigation continue full force. beyond that, mr. chairman, i should not say anything in an unclassified setting except to reassure the committee that d.h.s. is put in full force into providing the f.b.i. with any and all assistance it requires in addition doing a number of other things with the city of boston. >> thank you. >> as you know, this year
as president obama said the f.b.i. is investigating this as an act of terrorism and the full force of the federal government will support the response and the federal investigation. there is no current evidence that the attack was part of a broader plot. but out of caution, we don't to keep in place enhanced security measures seen and unseen with coordination of state and local partners. we urge the american people to remain vigil legend and report any signs of suspicious activity to local law...